Renei Batlokwa

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Renei Batlokwa
Personal information
Full name Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Botswana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athlone Town
Number 21
Youth career
Thurrock
2012–2017 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Southend United 0 (0)
2018 → Lowestoft Town (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020 Brentwood Town 9 (1)
2020 Canvey Island 2 (0)
2022 Concord Rangers 0 (0)
2023–2024 Loughgall 0 (0)
2024– Athlone Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Botswana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019

Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa (born 1 December 1997) is a Botswana professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland First Division side Athlone Town. [2]

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Early and personal life

Batlokwa attended Gable Hall School. [3] As of October 2018 he was fluent in three languages and learning a fourth. [3]

Club career

Batlokwa began his career with Thurrock, joining Southend United at the age of 14. [3] He moved on loan to Lowestoft Town in April 2018. [4] [5] He played with the Southend first team during the 2018–19 pre-season, [6] making his competitive debut on 4 September 2018. [7] [8]

He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season. [9] Batlokwa then joined Brentwood Town at the end of November 2019. [10] He played for the club until March 2020, where he joined Canvey Island. [11] He was released in the summer 2020. [12] During the 2022–23 season, Batlokwa had a brief spell with Concord Rangers, however did not play for the club. [13]

International career

He made his debut for the Botswana national football team on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Egypt. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 65. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Irish League transfers five most intriguing moves". Belfast Live Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bostik League Clubs Busy Ahead Of Deadline". Pitchero. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Chris Wise (5 April 2018). "Lowestoft Town boss delighted on have on-loan midfielder Batlokwa on board". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Chris Phillips (17 July 2018). "Southend United midfielder Renei Batlokwa sets his sights on first team debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Renei Batlokwa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Chris Phillips (5 September 2018). "Renei Batlokwa's joy at making Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Southend United Announce Retained List". southendunited.co.uk.
  10. ↑ Profile at Brentwood Town's website. brentwoodtownfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Canvey Swoop For Brentwood Midfielder. betvictoristhmian.co.uk. 7 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Botswana: Zebras Prepare for AFCON. allafrica.com. 15 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Renei Batlokwa at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Egypt v Botswana game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
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